Government of IndiaROBANA
Type: TAT VADYA
Robana is a stringed instrument made of wood, parchment, gut, steel, and bone. This folk instrument is found in Himachal Pradesh. Majorly used by folk and traditional singers of Himachal Pradesh.
ROBANA in Himachal Pradesh
Material: Wood, parchment, gut, steel, bone
Body made of a single piece of wood. Bowl-shaped resonator covered with skin, long neck, and a decorative peg box. Five gut strings and one sympathetic steel string. Plucked by the right hand with a bone plectrum. Used by folk and traditional singers of Himachal Pradesh.
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